Text 29] King Yayati Regains His Youth 33
tatha itiwhen King Vrsaparva agreed to Sukracarya’s proposal;
avasthite—the situation being settled in this way; praha—said;
devaydni—the daughter of Sukracarya; manogatam—her desire;
pitra—by the father; datta—given; yatah—to whomever; ydsye—I
shall go; sa-anugaé—with her friends; yatu—shall go; mam anu—as my
follower or servant.
TRANSLATION
After hearing Sukracarya’s request, Vrsaparva agreed to fulfill
Devayani’s desire, and he awaited her words. Devayani then ex-
pressed her desire as follows: “Whenever I marry by the order of
my father, my friend Sarmistha must go with me as my maidser-
vant, along with her friends.”
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AT TA TRE AT THAT TA |
Ta TIA STARA Ta URS
pitra datta devayanyai
Sarmisthd sdnuga tada
svanam tat sarkatam viksya
tad-arthasya ca gauravam
devayanim paryacarat
stri-sahasrena ddsavat
pitra —by the father; dattd —given; devayanyai—unto Devayani, the
daughter of Sukracarya; sarmistha—the daughter of Vrsaparva; sa-
anuga—with her friends; tadd—at that time; sudndm—of his own;
tat—that; sankatam—dangerous position; viksya—observing; tat—
from him; arthasya—of the benefit; ca—also; gauravam—the
greatness; devaydnim—unto Devayani; paryacarat—served; _stri-
sahasrena—with thousands of other women; ddsa-vat—acting as a
slave.
TRANSLATION
Vrsaparva wisely thought that Sukracarya’s displeasure would
bring danger and that his pleasure would bring material gain.
